This weekend, all the “birding groups” from Cornell Ornithological through Audubon are doing a four day birding experience titled “The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC).” It’s done in February because it precedes the first (earliest) bird migrations and give all… Read More ›
Seeing Tom Brady Play, by Rich Paschall My friend is a season ticket holder with the Chicago Bears. He has a contact inside the organization. In midseason he thought the Bears might actually make the playoffs, so he started working… Read More ›
Over the past four years, we’ve become addicted to the Orange Menace. Whether you hated or loved him, he was our national — international — soap opera. No longer did we need to wait for an event or calamity to… Read More ›
Like most everyone I know, I’m waiting to find out the results of the election. It’s just a few days away. We all have theories about what’s going to happen, but nothing substantial. Here in Massachusetts, maybe the bluest state… Read More ›
“And that’s the way it is” by Rich Paschall With so many questionable sources of news in the world, who do you trust to give you reliable and up to date information? At one time there was a radio, television, newspapers,… Read More ›
Every morning, I get up and hope that there is something positive in the news today. Something that will give me hope. Not another soppy story of all the great people helping other people because those stories are true, but… Read More ›
The time I was in college combined with the place where I went to college made my college experience truly unique. The time was 1967-1971, a dramatic period in national history. The place was Barnard College, the all-female school affiliated… Read More ›
My son is getting married for the second time. He had a big wedding the first time, complete with a beautiful service in a synagogue, bridesmaids and groomsmen and a formal reception in a local restaurant’s banquet hall with 100… Read More ›
One of the perks of being a retired TV news reporter are invitations for speaking to various groups, small and large. I enjoy them. It gets me “out” and I meet new and old friends. I must admit these invites… Read More ›
Thinking Small, Rich Paschall Some organizations think big and do big. You may know such organizations. You may wonder how they accomplish so much. How can a social service agency, school, church, or park district pull off grand events with… Read More ›
Tom was in charge of the audio for the Outer Critics Circle award show at Sardi’s in New York City on May 23, 2019. So Tom and I got to have a unique and fun and very ‘New York’ experience…. Read More ›
The Way We Were, Rich Paschall Memories light the corners of my mind Misty water-colored memories of the way we were. It has occurred to me that the formative moments of my lifetime have no point of reference for anyone… Read More ›
